Plant-cover.



no. 728,250. PATENTE D MAY 19, 190B. J; L. LARSON.

PLANT COVER. APPLiOATIONPILED APR. 8, 1902.

30 MODEL.

Wrrnumssrzs: 7' TINVENTOIVZY I BY I O? f/Q4M Q ATTORNEY NITED STATESPatented May 19, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.-

PLANT-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,250, dated. May 19,19.03.

Application filed April 8, 1902. Serial No. 101,956; (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that I, JOHN L. LARSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Plant-Cover, of which thefollowing, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to devices for protecting plants against lowtemperatures; and the object of my improvement is to make a cheapwaterproof plant-cover which can be fastened securely to the ground bynon-removable wire pegs, so that the wind cannot tip it over, which pegsare so made as to lie'fiat'whe'n inverted inside of the cones in orderthat they may be stacked together and a large number occupy small space.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my plant-cover fastened tothe ground over a plant and with the side broken away. Fig. 2is a detailof wire peg or pin. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of cover, showing peginverted within'the cone for stacking together; and Fig. 4 shows aseries of covers set together or stacked.

Similar numerals refer; to corresponding parts.

1- is my cone-shaped cover, which I usually make of some waterproofmaterial liketar or rosin treated paper or any'other cheap and lightmaterial whichwould serve the purpose. I out this material in suchapattern that when folded together with edges lapping, as

at 2, it shall form a cone-shaped cover. This lap can be fastenedtogether in any suitable manner. I usually place the eyelet 3, throughwhich wire peg 5 works, near the lowerend of this lap both for strengthof material and to hold the lap.

In some light materials where there is only a singlethickness ofmaterial I strengthen it by attaching apiece like 4 and then place myeyelet in the center of piece 4.

Peg 5 is made with a ring 8 in one end, and next to the ring a peculiaroffset or curve 7, which allows the peg to stand straight in the soilwithout displacing the side of cone 1, and also to lie fiat in the conewhen a number are inverted and inset together.

After the pegs 5 are inserted in eyelets3 end 6 is flattened, as shown,so that the peg cannot be withdrawn or fall out of the eyelet and getlost, and also so that the pegs will drive easily. I have shown a coverwith twopegs. One" is often sufficient, and any number may be used withmy cover. I

To place my cover over a plant, itis grasped I by the top of the coneand given a slight turn as it touches the. ground to throw the pegs intoshape for entering the'earth. They are thenquickly pressed down with ahand on each side where two pegs are used.

When :the covers are removed, they ar turned bottom up and the pegsautomatically fall. into place within the cone, which are then easilystacked, as shown.

In some parts of the country market gar= deners have had trouble in socovering their plants as not to injure, and yet cover them securely, sothat the strong night winds shall not make an entire loss of a seasonswork My plant-cover meets this need in a simple,

cheap, and safe manner. p

I have chosen the'cone shape for my cover on account of the ease withwhich it can be made and handled; but any other formof ,7 cover which Icould secure totheground v 1 7 with my pegs would serve my purpose.

" I claim as new'- 1 p v, 2: 5 l. A cone-shaped'plant-cover, openings insaidcover near the lower edge, and Wire pegs each end. v y 2. Aplant-cover ;consistingof xa conein said openings having an enlargementat shaped cover havingeyelets therein, and wire upper ends.

3. A plant-cover consisting having the openings 3 therein, and pegs 5having ends '6 and 8 and curve 7 to work in pegsin said eyel'etsihavingoffsets neartheir, i' v g i said openings,,substantially as and for theof the cone 1

